TV Industry

1) What is the BBC's mission statement?
Inform, educate, entertain

2) How is the BBC funded?
BBC is funded through TV license.

3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above).
They provide information through their news broadcast. 
They support learning for people of all ages by providing the public with BBC bitesize.
The BBC publishes comedy shows, etc.
25% of their production teas are from underrepresented groups
By informing the public about democracy, tolerance, etc...

4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above.
By the OfCOM

5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofcom? 
OfCOM oversees all media channels and produces a code of conduct that all media channels must follow or have their licence to make content removed and/or be fined heavily.

6) How do Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help the BBC to meet the BBC's remit to inform, educate and entertain? Answer this question in at least 150 words.
Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help meet the BBC's remit to inform in Doctor Who by telling a story about a TARDIS that can travel in time. Same with His Dark materials where Lyra and a group of other children are trapped in a different world because of Witches. Furthermore, Doctor who educates the public by encouraging more women to immerse into the STEM field in education. This is proven when Susan is exponentially greater at science than every other subject. His Dark Materials also educated kids on how to be more independent and caring to others referring to the friendly bond between Lyra and Will. Finally, they both entertain as they mainly revolve around the fantasy genre in media. They both have decent plots and story to back up the educational and informative purposes.



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